Box-lid support.



N. H. NIELSEN.

BOX LID SUPPORT.

APPLICATION rmm no. 2a, 1908.

Patented June 15,1909.

W M mw NIELS H. NIELSEN, OF ANTHON, IOWA.

BOX-LID SUPPORT.

Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed. December 29, 1908.

Patented June 15, 1909. Serial No. 469,780.

To all whom it may concern..-

Be it known that I, NlnLs H. NIELSEN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Anthon, in the county of l/Voodbury and State of Iowa, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Box-Lid Supports, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to box lid supports, the object being to providea simple, inexpensive and effective device for supporting box lids in araised or open position, the device being particularly designd for usein connection with cigar boxes and the like.

lVith the above and other objects in View, the nature or" which willmore fully appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists inthe novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts as hereinfully described, illustrated and claimed.

In the drawings :Figure l is a perspective View, showing the box lidsupport in its applied position. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of thesame taken from a different point of View. Fig. 3 is also a perspectiveview of the same taken from another point of view. Fig. t is a detailperspective View of the support, per se.

The box lid support as a whole is formed in one piece from a suitablelength of wire as shown in Fig. 4 and comprises a lid supporting arm 1which is bent laterally to form a loop 2 and then bent reversely to forma terminal lateral loop 3 which is adapted to be placed in engagementwith the side edge of the lid 4 of a box as shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3,the loop 2 bearing against the inner surface of the lid as shown inFigs. 1 and 2. The support also comprises a vertical loop consisting ofthe substantial parallel portions 5 and 6, the said loop being adaptedto be placed over one end of the box in the manner illustrated in Figs.1, 2 and 3. The device also comprises an angle portion 7 at thelowermost point of the support, the said angle portion 7 being adaptedto fit around and embrace one of the vertical corners of the box as bestshown in Fig. 3. The device also comprises an L-shaped loop embodying avertical portion consisting of the parts 5 and 8 and a horizontalportion 9, the lower part of which is formed by the angle portion 7above referred to. The vertical loop and the L- shaped loop cross eachother at their upper ends as shown at 10, forming a shoulder which isadapted to bear against the top of the box as shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3.

When the support hereinabote described is applied to a box, the loopedformation of the lower portion of the support engages the box in such away as to prevent movement of the support in any direction on the box,thus holding the lid-supporting arm 1 steady with the lateral loop 3 inengagement with the lid of the box, the latter being thus held raised ina secure and reliable manner.

I claim: I

A box lid support consisting of a wire having a lateral loop at itsupper end for engagement with the lid of the box, a horizontallydisposed angle portion for engagement with a vertical corner of the box,a vertical spring loop for engagement with one end wall of the box, andan L-shaped portion embodying vertical and horizontal bends adapted toengage the back of the box, the said vertical loop and L-shaped portioncrossing one another to form a shoulder adapted to rest on the top edgeof the box.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.NIELS H. NIELSEN. Witnesses:

BERT HART, R. W. MCNEAR.

